GREEK COINS
KINGS of MACEDON
Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Diobol (Silver, 9mm, 1.44 g 10), ‘Amphipolis’, 336-323. Head of youthful Herakles in lionskin headdress to right. Rev. ΑΛΕΑΝΔΡΟΥ Two eagles, both with closed wings, standing facing each other on a thunderbolt; to right, galley prow. Price 3. Very rare. A splendid, clear, well-struck and beautifully toned example. Extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005.